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?MPANY
President|
vlce-Pres.
I. and Trenn.
ippllcntlon.
thanks: One
ice at Laurens,
mall matter.
JULY 31, 1012.
? will be glad to
local news of all tbe
in the county. Cor*
?re requested to
name to the co11*-1,1*
.letters should net be
ter than Monday morn
who fear social equality,
fllcase.
? ? ?
equality Is a question of the
pnly fit to be suggested \yy politi
Yorkville Enquirer used the
"Shyster," in referring to Col.
in a recent issue. The Phi
is getting worse and worse,
hope that this campaign will come
'an end before the esteemed York
paper goes completely wrong.
? ? ?
A county officer In Charleston coun
y Is asking for re-election on his
record, publishing a long list of rec
ommendations from prominent jur
ists and lawyers with whom he has
served. Poor fellow! He Is no poli
tician worth a shuck. He ought to
know that ability no longer has any
weight with tho voters now. The
thing for him to do is to get up a list
of "niggers" he has helped lynch, send
it to the governor and thereby get his
recommendation. This oIHce seeker
has the wrong kind of record with
which to qualify.
? * ?
How many white voters in Laurens
county believe that the late J. L. M.
Irby believed in social equality as he
tween white people and negroes? Of
course none believe it. Yet Qov. Blease
would have us believe Judge Jones
favors social equality because of his
vote on the QO pa rate coach bill hack in
the nineties, when Col. Irby voted the
same way. When, because Judge Jones
voted for this bill, Gov. Hlease charg
es him with favoring social equality,]
he at the same time implies that Col.
Irby also favored social equality, Are
you men who followed Col. Irby going
to swallow that?
; ? ? ?
VEILED INSINUATIONS.
One of the most nauseating Incidents
that has come to our notice during the
present campaign occurred in n
"Hlease" meeting at Greenwood Sat
urday when one of the Hlease politi
cians over there got up and covertly
mf.de a malignantly surrepstitious
charge that attempts would be made
du'ing the coming election to buy
votes for Jones, Tho peculiarity about
all Of such charges against Jones are
based upon mythical rumors, having
Origin no doubt, In the pitiable brains
of the scheming politician himself,
How the great crowd of Bloasoltes, for
whom this poisoning mush is intend
ed, Can swallow it is a mystery to us.
The idea of independent voters In
South Carolina letting a crowd of of
fice seekers and pardon hunters, rain
such nonsense as that down their
throats! It seems to us that a man
would have more respect for himself
than al'ow such foolishness to he
played off on him. There arc abso
lutely no grounds for such a Charge
except veiled insinuations Coming
from these leaders themselves.
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WHEN BLEASE VOTED KOK JONES.
The following editorial was taken
from The State of Monday:
During the campaign meeting at
Iicxington last week the Governor of
South Carolina was asked by Mr. Dre
her if he had voted for Ira B. Jones
after Jones's vote on the Separato
Coach bill.
Hlease would not reply to the ques
tion, but made Insulting remarks to
tbe man who asked It.
At the Alken meeting on Friday, a
?voter of that county, exercising the
right of any citizen, respectfully asked
the same question. Governor C. L.
Blease avoided answer by, .attempting
to make a cutting reply. The ques
tion was-repeated. Flaally, ?tili de?y
ln<* the Information asked for, the
Governor of the State appealed to the
chairman of the meeting to make the
questioner cease Interruptin ? and on
hit* appeal the cltlsen who dared to ask
a wimple question and to repeat that
qnestlon, was arrested and hustled off
the ground.
/hy does that question Incense
Hlqase and why docs he refuso to an
iply because were the true an
_-??
swer to It made before all the people
of South Carolina the foundation upon
which Blease has cunningly built his
main assault upon Jones would crum
ble like a sand bank before storm
driven waves. Were the truth known
to all the people the scales would fall
from their eyes- they would under
stand bow studied appeals have been
made to their prejudices when Blease
had proved by bis votes for Jones thai
he does not believe those charges be
is now attempting to make the con
lldlng and the ignorant believe.
Here are the facts, as proved by the
olllcial documents: In 1890 there was
a strong "Tillman" House of Repre
sentatives. The Separate Coach Bill,
otherwise known as the "Jim Crow
Car" bill, came before the House. Be
cause he voted for the Indefinite post
ponement of the bill, Jones Is charged
by Bclasc with favoring social equal
ity. Well, that "Tlllinan" House of
Representatives voted against the bill
by the overwhelming majority of 79
to 33.
Who voted with Jones? First, the
SpeaKer of the House, J. L. M. Irby,
first lieuteuunt of (Governor Tillman
and later supported by Tillman for the |
Tutted States Senate ugulnst Hamp
ton. Was he for social equullty I
Then came lieu L. Abney,. lirst
cousin of Cole L. Blease, an Inmate
of the Governor's Mansion since
Blensc moved in, and a man who has
been highly spoken of by the Gov
ernor on the stump this summer.. If
B. L. Abney Is an advocate of social
equality why does the Governor have
him with his Packard automobile ut
the Mansion 1
.Next, there Is J, W. Bowden of An
derson. Then there was H. C. Burn
of Darlington, J. II. Dukes of Orange
burg Is another who was on the ma
jority side.
J. It. Karle of Anderson and Frank
B. Gary of Abbeville came close to
gether In that roll-call.
Then there was John R. Harrison of
Greenville, who is now a member of
the House of Representatives from
that count}.
John L. McLaurin of Marlboro, af
terwards Tillmnn's Attorney General
and then elected United States Sen
ator, voted as did Ira B. Jones.
James Norton of Murioi.-.M ulllns,
afterwards Comptroller General with
Tillman as Governor, und then elected
to Congress as a Reformer, and now
an active worker for Blouse, voted
with Ira B. Jones.
Then there were II. M. Stackhouse of
.Marlboro, . ?anyarne Wilson of Spar
tanbunr. A. AI. Youmnns of Hampton
and sixty-seven others not here men
tioned who voted to do that which
Please says puts Jones on record us
wishing to place the negro along side
the white man! |
Who believes it .' Does Blease J No,
he does not, because in 1H93, when
Jones was a candidate for Associate
Justice on the Supreme Court Beuel).
Cole L. Blease seconded bis nomina
tion and voted for him.
And in BIOS, when Ira II. Jones's
name was before the General Assem
bly in the election for United States
Senator, to till the uiiexpired. term
caused by the death of Senator I.iiti
mer. Cole 1.. Phase voted for Im !<?
Jones.
Therefore, when Blease asks the
cotton mill operatives, the railway
trainmen, the clerks and the farmers
not to vote for Jones because Jones
voted against a separate coach bill??
Jones holding such bill unconstitu
tional until the constitution was
amended In 1895?Blease must ex
plain to them why he gave Jones his
support for high offices and honors
and why Jones is condemned, while
.lames .Norton. Ben L. Abney, the
Dukes of Orangeburg et a. are prais
ed!
And why is not B. R. Tillman de
nounced for allowing his legislatures,
one ?fter the other, to vote as Jones
voted?
When will the people cease permit
ting men like Blease to throw sand in
their eyes? When will they cease to
be used and controlled by selfish offlce
seekers bent only upon their own ad
vancement and prosperity?
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PUT PREJUDICE ASIDE.
Although The Advertiser has pub
lished full accounts of the events of
the past few weeks in regard to
graft, drunks, national convention
"news" and other things so closely
allied with the present state cam
paign, we have had little time to de
vote to it editorially because of at
tention to a matter of more immediate
local importance, the Chicora college
situation. However, we have read
nearly all of the great mass of testi
mony brought out at Charleston, Au
gusta and Columbia. Without attempt
ing to express any opinion as to the
truth or falsity of the charges made
by Col. Felder, through dictagraph
testimony at the Augusta hearing, it
seems to us that the evidence an
brought out at the Charleston and
Columbia bearing of the Investigating
committee Is enough for any man
who wants to seo rightly to judge for
himself that affairs connected with the
governor's office are not as South Car
olinians would desire.
Damaging as was the testimony at
the Augusta hearing, mostly, however,
because of the atmosphere shown to
be surrounding the governor's office,
It Is unnecessary to refer to It in or
der to show up the governor as un
fit for the support of right thinking
people.
We would like to see the great farm
ing and laboring element of this coun
ty throw away, if only for a way, the
prejudices that have been stirred up
in their hearts by interested politi
cians. And then we would like to see
them refer to the testimony In the
Charleston situation only, read it
carefully from every angle and then
judge for themselves. AVe arc sure
that if this were done and If .he
uncontradlctcd testimony of unwilling
witnesses bo carefully weighed, then It
will be plain as day that something
1b wrong in Columbia. Mark that
wo do not chargo that Blcase has re
ceived graft from Charleston. Suf
ficient evidence has not been brought
out to make a definite charge as to
that, though evidence points danger
ously near that direction. But wheth
er or not Blease himself has received
any graft, it hac been shown conclu
sively that his agent. Stothart, is re
ceiving it and that Stothart has not
denied It. Therefore. If Stothart, the
appointee of the governor and one who
is responsible to the governor, is get
ting graft in Charleston and the gov
ernor allows the grafting to continue
without even a request for Informa
tion about it, then it seems to us that
the governor, in allowing such con
ditions to continue, is as responsible
to the voters of South Carolina as if
he were getting it himself.
We would have our B.ease readers
(and we have lots of them) to note
particularly again and again that we
do not here make the charge that
Blease is getting graft from Charles
ton. We want them to understand that
It Is not necessary to establish this
fact to prove that Hlease Is unworthy
of their votes. What we want to Im
press here and we want to Impress it
with all the force that we can, is that
Blease, in allowing graft to be collect
ed In Charleston, is just as guilty as
if he got the cash himself. Why that
is, is unnecessary to dwell upon with
readers as intelligent as the body of
Laurens citizens are. The fact is self
evident.
Therefore, repeating what we have
already repeated here several time:;,
we would have those of our reader.;
who have allowed their prejudices to
be intentionally inflamed by clap-trap
politicians look at this momentous
question with a broad view and
then we will ? i satisfied to
rest our ease in your hands. And
remember this, that If Judge Jones is
elected governor, you way expect the
state to enter upon a period of pro
gressive growth that she has not ex
perienced in the past two years. And
(though we fear we are making this
too long? look back over the past two
years and see If you can find that
Governor Hlease has attempted or sug
gested anything worth while for the
poor man. We admit he has pardoned
a good many poor criminals, and a
few rich ones, and that he vetoed a
few appropriation hills which totaled
up would not have amounted to a hill
of beans as compared with the unequal
burden of taxation that the poor peo
ple arc bearing, but we maintain that
he has not measured up to tho claims
he makes as the. friend of the poor
man. but that on the other hand, being
an enemy to the orderly administra
tion of governmental affair:!, bis sec
ond election will bring with it as much
harm to the poor man as it will to
thi> rich.
Curd of Thanks.
We take this method of expressing
our sincere appreciation to our
friends and neighbors for their kind
ness and sympathy shown us (hiring
the long suffering and recent death
of our dear baby. May God's richest
blesslgs rest upon them all.
.Mr. and Mrs. Mack Burns.
NOTICE.
The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Peoples Loan and Ex
Change Hank, will be held at the of
fices of said bank on August 20th, at
11 o'clock.
C. W. TUNE,
l-3t Cashier.
FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Take notice that on the 1st day of
September, 1912, We will render a final
account of our acts and doings as
Administrators of the estate of K.
Mills Balentine, deceased, in the office
of the .lodge of Probate of Laurens
county at II o'clock, a. in'., and on
the same day will apply for it final
discharge from our trusts as Admin Is
t rators.
Any persons indebted to said estate
are notified and required to make pay
ment on that date; and all persons
having claims against said estate will
present them on or before said date,
duly proven, or be forever barred.
Annie Balentine Hopkins.
.f. W. Balentine,
Adminlsl rators.
July 31, 1012.?1 mo. '
Farms For Sale?134 acres, miles
from Due West, S. ('., !>(> acres in cul
tivation. 10 acres in hog tight pas
ture, 12-room dwelling. 2 tenant
houses, some of this vlll make bale
of cotton per acre, red land and well
adapted to grain. Bargain at $10.00
per acre.
Also 2 farms near Mt. Bethel church
Laurens county. The Turner Woods
home place, 154 acres, two 7-room
houses, one 6-room house, barn and
outbuildings at each settlement. Will
sell as a whole or cut into 3 tracts
at $50.00 per acre, half cash.
113 acres In same neighborhood,
one 6-room house, one 7-room, 3 room
tenant house, barns and outbuildings.
$30.00 per acre, half cash.
Other farms near Due West, the
seat of learning. Buy now and edu
cate your children. Apply to E. S.
Martin, Donalds, S. C. 1-lt-pd
When Burns says "Let er roll", she
goes. Ixiok out for the big sale. Starts
Thursday. Lasts during August.
COUNTY CAMPAIGN W
STARTS MON6?Y1
- V
County Executive Conuulttee Met Yes
terduy after Senatorial Candidate^
Spoke und Made l'repu rat Ions for
Campaigns and Primary Election.
The county executive committee met
in the court house yesterday and
formulated plans for the coining coun
ty campaign and the state campaign
meeting. From the the resolutions
that were Introduced, It may be gath
ered that no rowdyism is to be toler
ated at the campaign meetings,- either
state or county. A committee was ap
pointed to prepare resolution:; warn
ing candidates and spectators alike
from asking "foolish or insulting ques
tions" or in any way creating a dis
turbance. This committee consisted
of J. W. Lanford, It. A. Cooper and
VY. T. Crews. Mayor Habb was also
requested to supply extra policemen
for the occasion. It. A. Cooper, Jno.
M. Cannon, .1. 10. Ledford, and W. T.
Crews were appointed as a commit
tee to make all preparations for the
state campaign August 11th.
Tte county campaign starts here
next Monday and will be held in the
court house, beginning at 11 o'clock.
Itinerary.
Laurens, Monday, August f>.
Laurens Mill. Monday night, August
Langstons, Tuesday, Aug. 6,
Sardis Wednesday, Aug 7.
Clinton Mills, Wednesday night, Auk
Clinton, Thursday, Aug. S.
Lydia Mills. Thursday night. Aug. S.
Hopewell, Friday, Aug 9.
Goldvllle, Friday night, Aug. :*.
Cross Hill. Saturday, Aug. 10.
Week Intermission,
Moore's, Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Tumbling Shoals, Wednesday, Aug.
21.
Dials, Thursday, Aug. 22.
Youngs, Friday, Aug. 23.
Watts Mill, Friday night. Aug. 2:!.
Managers of Klection.
The following managers of election
have been appointed:
Laurens Township.
No. l --it. E. Habb. W. H. Gllkorson,
Sr.. J. A. P. Moore.
No. 2--S. H. Todd. J. W. 1). Watts,
.lohn Thompson.
Watts Mill?H. H. O'Shlelds, L. B.
BiShop, W. W. Stone.
Laurens Mill .1. W. Heliums, .1. M.
Blnkcly, w. w. Blakely.
Hunter Township.
Goldvllle .1. 13. Hamm. W. 15, Bltl
lock. I. G. Franklin.
Hopewell?-J. L. Crawford, (!. C.
Hopkins, Tom Henderson.
Clinton B. P. Adnlr, It. .1. Copolnnd,
w. L Ferguson.
Clinton Mills R. Y. McQuown, .1.
c. Temploton, n. T. Godfrey.
Lydia Mill?To be announced later.
Mountvllle?Will Llles, Win. Boyd,
Will Cluck.
Dial Township.
Power Shop .1. T. Stoddard, II. .1.
G. Curry, IL C. Owings.
Dial Cluirch?-S. L. Owings, I). D.
Harris. Jr., W. Curry.
Gray Court?A. C). Stoddard, L. Z.
Wilson. I). L. Hrooks.
Shlloh?J. H. Abercromhie, L. D.
Hollams, J. F. Cray.
Goodvtlle?M. W. Cray, L. A. Arm
strong, J. 10. Wham.
Sullivan Township.
Tumbling Shoals ?W. B. Wilson, R,
0. Sullivan. J. N. Cheek.
Princeton?W. I. Freeman. J. L.
Bagwell, 10. II. Gamble.
Broworton?T. T. Wood, J. If. Wood,
W. L. Walker.
Waterloo Township.
Bkom M. 10. McDnnicl, Sr., II. IT.
Pinson. J. Wallace Godfrey
Daniel's Store?W. L. Cooper, J. P
Jones. .1. 10. Martin.
Tip Top?J. W. Sims. 10. IT. Ander
son, W. A. Anderson.
Waterloo?W. II. Culbertson, T. J.
Colemnn, J. M. Penrce.
Mt. Pleasant C. M. Moore. W. W.
Fowler, Mose Madden.
Youngs Township.
Pleasant Mound William Hunter,
.1. A. Putnam. George Little.
Young's Store J. B. Dial. Richard
Harris, Jess Cheek.
Cook's Store?W. B. Cooper. W. P.
Coker. J. B, Cook.
Stewart's Store?Jas. D. Stewart.
Claud B. Leonard. Laurens Hughes.
Gray's Store?H. B, Gossott, M. M.
Whltaker. Edward Flncher.
Lanford? T. A. Drummond, E. H.
Moore, C. D. Cox.
Cross Hill Township.
E. L. Wells, Willie Leaman. Hugh
Pinson.
Jacks Township.
Renno?L. W. Dean, P. H. Cope
land, J. W. Spoon.
Scnffletown Township.
Ora?W. M. Bryaon. L. P. Hlakely,
W. E. McCllntock.
Langston Church?W. F. Wright, J.
Wilson Hlakely, Martin Poole.
Buy It now. Chamberlal 's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is al
most certain to be neoded before the
summer is over. Buy It now and bo
p. pared for such an emergency. For
?ale by all dealers.
Thursday?To I?
Three Counties
McHee, July 2S. The buslnoss
at McP.ee held a meeting Thursd,
!'or two Important purposes. Tlu.
nost Important object of the meeting
?was to plan for a new county with
NlcBoe as tlu> county seat. It was
sluggested that tho county be formed
with parts of three counties. chester
field, Darlington and Korshnw, Those
present were satisfied thai all require
ments of tho State law can be com
pllied with as to population, taxable
property, etc.
The next consideration of the ineet
Iuk was a discussion of ways and
nu ans to secure the capital to capi
tal highway for MoBce. By adopting
this route the trip from Camdcn to
Churnw Will be shortened by 8011)0 3(1
niilles. The business men of McBoO
are proceeding in a business like way
andl expect to see results come from
their efforts. Arrangements have
beeih completed to have the road open
from Cheraw to Camden in 30 days.
Ali organization was effected at the
mooting Thursday and committees ap
pointed to push both projects.
Tile meeting Thursday was called
to oKlor by IS, P. Mlntcr, who was
made chairman. L. a. Kerr was
chosen secretary
Rctjnember the big sale at Red Iron
Racket starts tomorrow.
""I.
I Fer ( erenrr.
The Irlends of Mr. \R. O
erebyl.ilace his name befoi
Halrstol
hereby l.ilace his name before tho pc<J
p'e of 'l^aurens county for the offic
of Coroner, pledging hiim to abide
the principles of the democratic part;
and to support tho nominees thorcc
For Comity Commissioner.
I hereby announce myself as a ca|
didatc for County Commissioner
Laurens County, subject to the resij
of the Democratic primary electlon.1
, J. B. 11 ITT
1 hereby announce my candldal
for re-election as County Commsisk
er of Laurens county subject to t.|
result of the Democratic primary cl<
t ion.
T. MAC ROPBRI
Having boon solicited by nuilioro]
friends, I hereby offer myself for
election to the office of County Col
mlssioner for I.am ens county, subj|
to the democratic primary.
VV. K. MAILER
1 hereby announce myself as a
didnle for tho olllce of County dj
misslonor and promise to abide by
rot'.llt of tllO Democratic primary,
AUSTIN ABERCROM II III
1 hereby announce myself n <j
dldnto for county commlsionei'
Lauren.-, county, subjoct to the r
of the democratic primary.
Respectfully,
L. DUNK CURItV,
Cray Court, S.
For Sheriff.
I hereby announce niywelf a raj
date for the office of Sheriff of
rens county, subject to the resu|
im Democratic primary.
W. S. BAGWEIJ
I hereby offer myself as a cannj
for Sheriff of Laurens County
pledge myself to abide by the n
of the Democratic primary.
.1. THOMAS PED
I hereby announce myself i
date for re election to the oflid
Sheriff of laurens county, plc{
mj telf to aUldo by the plat tori
tho Democratic party and to su[
the nominees thereof.
JOf IN D. OWI.N]
Fer lleiis^ of Uepresentativ<
I hereby announce myse
date for tho House of Represent!
from Laurens County and plodg|
self to abide by the results
Ilomocratic primary.
CEO.' A. DROWNING; j
At the solicitations of rrlort
hereby announce myself as caij
for the House of Representative,
Laurens County, subject to tli
of the Democratic primary,
KIIB W. COPELi
The friends of Joseph (1. Sil
of Tumbling Shoals, respectfulf
gest him as a suitable candidj
the House of Representative
can vouch for his interest in t|
fare of the common people,
to result of I'rllnary Election.
PRIEJ
I herehy announce my candid]
re-election to the house of rep{
tives of Laurens county, but]
reuults of the Democratic
election.
J. H Miller,|
I hereby announce myself
date for the office of repree
from this county in the legiell
the state subject to the rulef
democratic party.
H. S. BLACK!
I hereby announco myself
dato for tho house of roprea
from L'iurens county, subjo>l
rules of the democratic paj
W. C. IRI
I hereby announce myselfl
dldate for the House of Roprosl
subject to the rules and r(
the Demo<:ratic primary.
W. W. CAM1